Kayak Chile http://www.kayakchile.net Whitewater Kayaking trips in Chile Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:37:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Coliumo http://www.kayakchile.net/coliumo-2/ http://www.kayakchile.net/coliumo-2/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:48:18 +0000 ben http://www.kayakchile.net/?p=654 For full Pictures click on the gallery link.
Coliumo Gallery
Thanks to the extreme generosity of the friends and family of kayak chile and cascade raft and kayak we managed to raise enough money for a second trip to provide aid to the victims of the recent earth quake in chile.
After the success of our first trip to Tirua we took advise from the military and the red cross and decided to deliver this batch of aid to a smaller town closer to the epicenter which has been missed out by other aid groups as it is so small it is not on all the maps.
So with the funds raised over the last week we managed to buy enough food and life essentials for over 100 families of 6 to live for over 2 weeks, this consisted of one large bag of pasta, flour to make bread and other food products. They also had another bag containing life essentials such as soap, shampoo, bleach and other hygiene products to ensure everyone stayed clean and healthy. We were also able to give them a sag of clothes per family from donations here in Pucon.
Once we had bought all the food and collected all the clothes we were faced with the challenge of making the individual bags for each family, luckily that day David Hughes from the New River Academy had seen the photos from our previous trip and phoned to ask if there was anything there students could do to help.
So on friday 15 students spent the morning at the red cross in Pucon making up the ration bags for us to deliver the following day.
On arriving in Coliuma we found a much higher level of destruction than Tirua but a much smaller population so our aid managed to help every body in the town.
Our 4 wheel drive trucks made it possible to access all the camp high on the hills which had previously been missed by other aid trips as the camps were inaccessible by the large lorries or semis that had brought previous aid.
We are trying to collect for a final trip to Leabu next saturday so anybody thinking of making a donation please feel free to follow the link to the PayPal account.
Thanks again for all your support so far we have helped over 200 families and we have been able to see the true value of our work on the faces of the families we have personally given the aid to.
All money raised is spent on food hygiene products or fuel. No money is wasted on tax, administration costs or vehicle rental as we use our own vehicles and volunteers.
Ben May
Owner Kayak Chile

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]]> http://www.kayakchile.net/coliumo/feed/ 1 Contact Us http://www.kayakchile.net/contact-us/ http://www.kayakchile.net/contact-us/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:22:49 +0000 ben http://www.kayakchile.net/?p=571 We have tried to make it as easy as possible for you to contact us. We are here to answer any queries you might have and make your booking process as smooth as possible.
Feel free to call any time to ask any questions you have about your upcoming trip to Chile. If we are not in the office leave a name number and a time convenient for us to call with the time zone you live in and we will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible.

Phone UK (+44) 0121 286 8579
Phone USA (+01) 703 531 8667
Phone Chile (+56) 09 8837 3253
Phone Chile (+56) 45 441 584

Email ben@kayakchile.net

Skype identity “kayak chile”

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www.jakubsedivy.blogspot.com
Racers on the first drop
TC, Logan and the boys registering for the race
Evan Garcia about to land on Keagon in the Final
more racers enjoying the first drop
Old school paddler Kurt Casey learning new tricks on the slack line
Three racers coming in close on the first drop
Racing towards the second drop
tight lines on the first drop
Not such a great line from Mr Ian Garcia
and hes swimming like a carp, for this he won the swimmer of the day trophy

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Photos by Belen Paredes
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]]> http://www.kayakchile.net/pucon-river-fest-slalom/feed/ 1 Pucon River Fest Community Raft Race http://www.kayakchile.net/pucon-river-fest-community-raft-race/ http://www.kayakchile.net/pucon-river-fest-community-raft-race/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:05:52 +0000 ben http://www.kayakchile.net/?p=504 Thanks to all who attended and all the companies who donated guides, gear, rafts, and transport. All the people in the rafts had a great time and would never normally of had a chance to get on the river.
Photos by Ben May
The companies who helped make this happen were.
Andesmar, Politur, Kayak Chile, Sol Y Nieve, Enjoy Tour, Trancura and Cascade Kayak school.
Preparing for the trip
Gearing up
Comunidad Indigena with Enjoy Tour
Municipalidad with Andesmar
Hogar Botania with Cascade kayak and raft school
Tom Long reflipping his raft after a little oops
Getting ready for a day on the river

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My old local kayak store in the UK nice helpful people and lots of shiny toys
www.aswtersports.co.uk

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A interesting paddling site with loads of information
www.playak.com

]]> http://www.kayakchile.net/playak/feed/ 0 Duo trips on the liucura http://www.kayakchile.net/duo-trips-on-the-liucura/ http://www.kayakchile.net/duo-trips-on-the-liucura/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:51:26 +0000 ben http://www.kayakchile.net/?p=412 We have now taken delivery of our fleet of dynamic duos and will are now running trips with customers on local pucon runs for more information see the duo page on our web site.
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